Payment of contango charges to short sellers may boost market sentiment
Time and again, the question of payment of contango charges to short sellers is raised without a proper comprehension of the mechanics of the carryforward system of trading. Bull operators join the chorus as it suits them to do so.

Will bargain-hunters chase scrips dumped by foreign institutions?
They were the stocks for which foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were willing to pay a hefty premium to the market price to pick up huge lots and often off-market deals were reported in these counters. But these scrips do not find any FII takers currently.

Bill Clinton's China tour to lure investors back, say analysts
US president Bill Clinton's visit to China may have failed to result in concrete agreements on trade but the world saw a more open China which could help lure back foreign investors, analysts said.